Author Leslie Eva Tayloe on Invasive Vines and Patience as a Practice

Please welcome author Leslie Eva Tayloe to the show today! In this episode we talk about inspiration, patience, community, and more. Enjoy!!🎧🎧🎧 Some Highlights: Stories developing from one sentence. Inspiration from life experience. Finding strength and connection through community.♥️📚 Staying in motion, keep going–if you face an obstacle, work on another aspect of author life. Learning to write in new genres. “I think forming a story is a type of craft.” Developing patience–it’s crucial as a writer but also so hard! Don’t hit the send button too soon!!🔘 A rejection letter 3 years after submission.😮 Picking, plucking, and pulling invasive vines off trees.🌲 Spooky attic doors.👻 Links Mentioned🔗: Leslie’s website The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) The 12x12 Picture Book Challenge Inked Voices Children’s Book Insider Book Recommendations📚: I’m Fishing with Pop-Pop Today by Leslie Eva Tayloe, illustrated by Austen MaCauley Team on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop Save the Trees by Leslie Eva Tayloe, illustrated by Lintang Pandu Pratiwi on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop The Attic Door by Leslie Eva Tayloe, illustrated by David Barrow on Amazon Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham Lord of the Flies by William Golding Grandpa and The Kingfisher by Anna Wilson, illustrated by Sarah Massini Thank you, Leslie, and thank you, listener! Stay tuned for your next regularly scheduled podcast interview with author-illustrator Meg Auchenbach.💃💃💃💃